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US Congress 114th Congress

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015 [HB-1220] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ]
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests (in order to cover 100% of their cost under Medicare part B [Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for the Aged and Disabled]), regardless of the code billed for a diagnosis as a result of a test, or for the removal of tissue or other procedure furnished in connection with, as a result of, and in the same clinical encounter as the screening test.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2015

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National Clinical Care Commission Act [HB-1192] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
National Clinical Care Commission Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Clinical Care Commission to evaluate and recommend solutions regarding better coordination and leveraging of federal programs that relate to supporting clinical care for individuals with a complex metabolic or autoimmune disease, diabetes, or complications caused by such a disease. The duties of the commission include: evaluating HHS programs regarding the utilization of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/15/2016

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Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015 [HB-1130] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Science ] [Social Security ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise Medicare payments for dialysis services provided to individuals with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and acute kidney injury. Extends the time period when a private health insurer, in determining benefits, cannot consider a group health insurance enrollee's ESRD or entitlement to Medicare coverage due to ESRD. Makes individuals with ESRD eligible for Medicare Advantage. Allows dialysis facilities to provide kidney (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2015

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Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2015 [HB-1101] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Veterans ]
Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) virus infection surveillance, education, and testing programs. Requires HHS to establish a national system regarding HBV and HCV infections, with its goals being to: determine the prevalence of infections, increase the number of individuals tested and made aware of their status, develop and disseminate public information and education programs, improve the training (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/13/2015

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Telehealth Modernization Act [HB-8727] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ] [Telecommunications ]
Modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill extends certain flexibilities that were initially authorized during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Among other things, the bill allows (1) rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner); (2) the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) for all services (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Introduced In House on 11/05/2020

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A resolution designating December 3, 2014, as "National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day". [SR-585] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Disabilities ]
Designates December 3, 2014, as National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day. (Phenylketonuria or PKU is a rare, inherited metabolic disorder that can cause intellectual disability and other neurological problems.)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tammy Baldwin Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6307) on 12/03/2014

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A resolution supporting the designation of March 2013, as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. [SR-41] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S817; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S815-816) on 02/25/2013

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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month. [SR-316] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month, including encouraging individuals to fight diabetes through public awareness about prevention and treatment options and enhancing education about the disease; and (2) decreasing the prevalence of type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes in the United States through increased research, treatment, and prevention. Recognizes the importance of early detection, awareness of the symptoms, and the risk factors that often lead to the development of diabetes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Senate Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S8983) on 12/18/2013

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A resolution designating December 3, 2013, as "National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day". [SR-310] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
Designates December 3, 2013, as National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tammy Baldwin Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S8465) on 11/21/2013

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A resolution designating the first Wednesday in September 2013 as "National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day" and raising awareness and understanding of polycystic kidney disease. [SR-201] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
Designates the first Wednesday in September 2013 as National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of that Day to raise public awareness and understanding of polycystic kidney disease. Recognizes the need for additional research to find a cure.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S5979; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S5971) on 07/25/2013

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A resolution designating the first Wednesday in September 2013 as "National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day" and raising awareness and understanding of polycystic kidney disease. [SR-172] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
Designates the first Wednesday in September 2013 as National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of that Day to raise public awareness and understanding of polycystic kidney disease. Recognizes the need for additional research to find a cure.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S4524) on 06/17/2013

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A resolution designating May 15, 2013, as "National MPS Awareness Day". [SR-142] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
Designates May 15, 2013, as National MPS Awareness Day (mucopolysaccharidosis) and expresses support for the goals and ideals of such Day.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S3535; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S3534) on 05/15/2013

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Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013 [S.945] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ]
Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize state-licensed or -registered certified diabetes educators or state-licensed or -registered health care professionals who specialize in teaching individuals with diabetes to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to manage the individual's diabetic condition and are certified as a diabetes educator by a recognized certifying body. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the barriers that exist for Medicare beneficiaries (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/14/2013

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GEDI Act [S.907] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
Gestational Diabetes Act or the GEDI Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a multisite gestational diabetes research project within the diabetes program of the CDC to expand and enhance surveillance data and public health research on gestational diabetes. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand and intensify public health research on gestational diabetes, including; (1) developing and testing novel approaches for improving (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/08/2013

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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2013 [S.773] [Healthcare ] [Energy ] [Mining ] [Science ] [Public Health ] [Veterans ] [Law Enforcement ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Workers' Compensation ]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2013 - Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after enactment of this Act. Prescribes additional periods of required presence in an affected area during atmospheric nuclear testing for individuals filing leukemia or specified disease claims. Increases the amount of compensation an individual filing a claim may receive to $150,000. Expands "affected area" to include Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and New Mexico, as well as (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/18/2013

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SCREEN Act of 2013 [S.608] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ]
Supporting Colorectal Examination and Education Now Act of 2013 or SCREEN Act of 2013 - Increases Medicare payments to qualifying Medicare providers by 10% for cancer screening tests recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Terminates the increase for a test when it reaches a 75% utilization rate for beneficiaries for whom such screening is recommended. Makes a Medicare provider eligible for such increased payment only if the provider: (1) participates in a nationally recognized quality improvement registry with respect to such test, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1953-1954) on 03/19/2013

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Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2013 [S.596] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ] [Public Health ]
Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct pilot projects under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for the purpose of providing incentives to home health agencies to furnish remote patient monitoring services that reduce expenditures. Directs the Secretary to specify the criteria for identifying Medicare beneficiaries within the scope of the pilot projects. Directs the Secretary to establish for each participating home health agency a performance target (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/18/2013

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National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act [S.539] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act - Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission to evaluate and make recommendations regarding better coordination and leveraging of federal programs that relate in any way to supporting appropriate clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes. Sets forth the duties of the Commission, which shall include: (1) evaluating HHS programs, (2) identifying current activities and critical gaps in federal efforts to support clinicians (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (consideration: Cr S5461) on 03/12/2013

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Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2013 [S.452] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of diabetes prevention program services to an eligible diabetes prevention program individual. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the criteria for a diabetes prevention program in accordance with the standards under the National Diabetes Prevention Program established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Excludes items and services under a diabetes prevention program from the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/05/2013

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Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2013 [S.323] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Social Security ] [Public Health ]
Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Benefits) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend the months of coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients. Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) to make eligible for enrollment in Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance), solely for the purpose of such drug coverage, every individual whose insurance benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) have ended by (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S714) on 02/13/2013

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